Scott Alexander
Biography: Scott Alexander is a writer and producer, best known for 1408 (2007), Man on the Moon (1999) and Ed Wood (1994). He attended the University of Southern California, and instructed screenwriting seminars at USC film school in the late 1980s.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 16, 1963
Deathday: N/A
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Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt
2024-04-01
Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt
Overview: For years, artist Drew Friedman has chronicled a strange, alternate universe populated by forgotten Hollywood stars, old Jewish comedians and liver-spotted elevator operators. Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt is an in-depth documentary tracing artist Friedman's evolution from underground comics to the cover of The New Yorker. The film, directed by Kevin Dougherty, features interviews with Friedman's friends and colleagues, including Gilbert Gottfried, Patton Oswalt, Richard Kind, Mike Judge, Merrill Markoe and many others.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-04-01
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The Beaver Gets a Boner
1985-07-01
The Beaver Gets a Boner
Overview: Michael Lehmann's 1985 USC student film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-01
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Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
2024-08-27
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
Overview: While known for cinema classics such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Days of Wine and Roses and the Pink Panther series, the iconic director, screenwriter and producer Blake Edwards was also a sculptor and painter, loving husband and devoted father. Featuring never-before-seen archival video and stills, American Masters offers an exploration into his complex life and genre-spanning career, as shared by filmmakers and family.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-08-27
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The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos
2016-10-13
The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos
Overview: A documentary about the Marx Brothers containing interviews with Leonard Maltin, Dick Cavett and others.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-13
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Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy
2016-01-01
Unspeakable Horrors: The Plan 9 Conspiracy
Overview: An in-depth look at the hidden meanings and blistering truth buried within Ed Wood's PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, which has long been considered the worst movie ever made.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-01-01
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Dreams on Spec
2007-03-23
Dreams on Spec
Overview: "Dreams on Spec" takes an intimate look at how far people will go - and how much they will sacrifice - for the chance to pursue their dreams. This feature-length documentary delves into the lives of three aspiring Hollywood screenwriters as they pour their hearts into their spec scripts, pitch their ideas to anyone who will listen, go to meetings, hold table reads, and work at low-level day-jobs - all in the hopes of one day seeing one of their beloved creations made into a movie. These poignant portraits are intercut with wisdom from a "Greek Chorus" of superstar Hollywood creative-types like James L. Brooks, Nora Ephron, Gary Ross, and Carrie Fisher to forge a funny and compelling look at inspiration, creativity, and solitude in the movie industry.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-23
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TINSEL: The Lost Movie About Hollywood
2020-11-01
TINSEL: The Lost Movie About Hollywood
Overview: A melancholy and affectionate look at the global obsession with movies, "TINSEL - The Lost Movie About Hollywood" was lost for 30 years and never shown publicly. An outside-in, inside-out view of the Motion Picture Industry circa 1990, it is a film about fame in general and the love of movies in particular. The film includes new footage offering perspective from the 21st century. The film examines the uncertain future the industry faces in its second century, as technology and new platforms change the movie-watching experience forever.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-01
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Korla
2015-09-29
Korla
Overview: Organist Korla Pandit was an alluring enigma, a television pioneer and the godfather of exotica music. He never spoke a word on 900 episodes of his groundbreaking 1950s TV program but captured the hearts of countless Los Angeles housewives with his soulful, hypnotic gaze and theatrical performance of popular tunes and East Indian compositions on the newly developed Hammond B3 organ. In the ’90s he resurfaced as a cult figure with the tiki/lounge music aficionados and ended up immortalized in the film Ed Wood. Often pegged as a “man of mystery,” Korla lived up to that billing when he took an amazing secret with him to his grave in 1998—one that is finally revealed in KORLA.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-29
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